| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Witch, et. al by Anton Chekhov: know best. Only, you see, Voronov, a rich peasant at Eresnevo,
promised to build a school; he, too, said, 'I will do this for
you,' 'I will do that for you,' and he only put up the framework
and refused to go on. And then they made the peasants put the
roof on and finish it; it cost them a thousand roubles. Voronov
did not care; he only stroked his beard, but the peasants felt it
a bit hard."
"That was a crow, but now there's a rook, too," said Kozov, and
he winked.
There was the sound of laughter.
"We don't want a school," said Volodka sullenly. "Our children go
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: seen it was something with even MORE principle to
it than they had thought it was before.
"Billy Harden," says the chairman, "how do you
vote?" Billy was the last of the bunch. And most
had voted fur death. Billy, he opened his mouth
and he squared himself away to orate some. But
jest as he done so, the door opened and Old Daddy
Withers stepped in. He had been gone so long I
had plumb forgot him. Right behind him was a
tall, spare feller, with black eyes and straight
iron-gray hair.
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